These roses are stunning. I think they're only available to those who grow wedding flowers though. I've read that Kordes has a similar line that are not available to gardeners.

Sharon

These are beautiful!!!

Wow! I want them all! : )

Those are their cut flowers. If one day they decide to sell them as garden roses, I will grow all of them because they are so beautiful! Princess Charlene de Monaco rose is one of the cut roses that has been released as garden roses. Helen

They offered David Austin, Meilland, Kordes and many I've seen in the Tantau catalog from European breeders. Some I recognized as roses available as plants, but most were not (as far as I can tell). I was hoping someone on the forums had more information about these and if there are any plans to make them available to nurseries. Yes, bayarea, Princess Charlene de Monaco is one I saw on their website. A website which is difficult to navigate. I have not been able to find the page I was originally on this morning. They are also on Face Book, Pinterest and Instagram, as well as other media.

Some of these may not be suitable to grow in a garden, and will only flourish in a greenhouse environment.

Drool worthy. Think of how they would last in a bouquet! The white blends made me think of two I would have if room permitted. 'Perpetually Yours' and 'Bouquet Parfait'.

Bouquet Parfait at HMF

Yes, ebharvey, I thought Charity was very interesting and unusual. What looks like proliferation is really a set of small leaves, right? I wonder what size the bush is. That one would spark a lot of interest in the garden - a real conversation piece.

Irisgal, Pertetually Yours and Bouquet Parfait are both lovely and both available. I wouldn't even mind if some of these florist roses had to be pampered. The blooms are worth any trouble they might be. Almost worth getting a greenhouse to grow them in!

Ebharvey, you meant like this rose? I'll let you guess which Austin rose this is. Flowers, I actually think those "leaves" are sepals of a non existent bud, and it is a proliferation in Charity. Tantau's regular catalog shows many garden worthy roses that look as good as these Austins. A couple of them, Schone Maid and Memorial, are shown in bridal bouquets. Of course, you have to live in Europe to buy the plants. Diane

Diane, you are absolutely right, those are sepals, not leaves. I remember reading that - on that page that I can no longer find on their site. I'm amazed they managed to breed that into every rose so uniformly. Schone Maid and Memorial Rose are very similar to the roses on the Parfum Flower Co. site.

They offer Augusta Luise and the Piano series among others that are available to gardeners overseas. I guess we can keep hoping some more of Tantau's roses will find their way to the US. In addition to Augusta Luise and Ascot, of course, I'm crazy about Eisvogel, Country Girl and the Piano series.

If ebharvey doesn't guess which Austin rose that sepal centered one is, you must tell. My brain is foggy at this time of the morning.

I think this came up in a previous conversation about proliferation, so I'm guessing Evelyn ?

They are all so utterly romantic looking! I'm pretty sure they would only be for big budget weddings too! Bouquets & wedding flowers are pricey & I'm sure these are among the top of the line.

You are so correct, ebharvey. It's Evelyn, still one of my favorite roses. Here she is in a bouquet. Sorry for reposting this pic. Diane

Never apologize for reposting this photo! I could look at it all day long. Your peonies were blooming at the same time as Evelyn? This crazy mixed up year was the only time that has ever happened for me.

Sarah Bernhardt is a very late blooming peony, and my roses actually bloom earlier than SB. The hot windy weather has already started when Sarah blooms, and every year she ends up being a mess on the ground, even with the largest peony hoop I could buy, and have used religiously through the years. It's enough to make me dig up the peony and plant petunias in her spot. My frustration with Evelyn is even worse. The three E's in front have terrible tree competition which has ruined them through the years, even with the increased watering I started last year (what a pain). And the Evelyn in back is the deer's No.1 target. I'll never get blooms like above again if this situation persists. My Evelyn blooms through 2012 were as good as the wedding roses' blooms, but now that is but a distant memory, sigh. Thanks for listening to this lament. Diane

Evelyn--sorry to go off topic. I wish I had pics from even farther back.

I too have been lusting after florist roses and would even go so far as to setup a green house just to be able to grow them myself lol! I have been in love for quite some time with Keira, Charity, Secret Garden, and Amnesia. I love a lot of the piano roses as well. I didn't know that about Charlene de Monaco and now need that rose along with Evelyn. Always hoping they bring more roses from Europe as they seem to have a great selection over there!

Diane, the damage deer can do makes me sad, mad, frustrated. I used to sit in my garden and cry because my roses would be eaten to the ground. My family didn't understand why I kept trying to garden when it was so futile. Gardening is either in your blood or it isn't. I'm so sorry it's your beautiful Evelyns they're going after. Not that you want them munching on any of your roses!

Va Joh, you named some roses I've never heard of. I hope I can find pictures somewhere online so I can want them, too. Red Piano is similar to Ascot, isn't it, Diane? and may be a little easier to find.

Thanks for your sympathy, flowers. I think I'm more frustrated about the da*m trees competing with my Evelyns than the deer. I'm sorry you had such a horrible time with deer, but we can't just stop gardening, can we? My family doesn't understand either. They don't see plants as very important living things, but to me they are supremely important....I just looked at Red Piano, also known as Hope and Glory in the UK, and this one is a brighter red than Ascot. I don't think the blooms are quite as large, but both roses have that wonderful cup shape. While I was looking up Red Piano in my Tantau catalog, I happened to take notice of a most gorgeous red rose called Gospel. I need to look that one up to see if the photos are as beautiful outside of the catalog (where I'm sure some photo tweaking is done) as in it. Diane

Nanadoll --- 'Gospel' is wonderful at HMF. Disease free, vy. frag., lasting blooms. Thank you for mentioning it. Reading Honza's comments it seems to be deep raspberry?

And 'Piano' (as listed at HMF) appears to be an excellent lasting one as well!! Hope you get both.

Irisgal, if I had double the room, I would definitely get them, but alas, they are not sold in the US, along with so many others I want. But thanks for your encouragement. Diane